| Abstract: | Though the research on human problem solving behavior from 1946 to 1957 has been characterized by a variety of problem tasks, diverse taxonomy of behavioral processes, non-dimensionalized variables, and a relative lack of integration of data and theory, several tentative conclusions are apparent. Among these it is suggested that problem solving performance varies as a function of simple sets and a few kinds of complex sets, of level of problem difficulty, of aids toward solution, and of such S variables as sex, age, and reasoning ability. 114-item bibliog. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
